Plain-English divorce guidance for people in the UK

What Clarity Guide is

Clarity Guide is a digital service that generates personalised divorce and separation guides for people in England, Wales, and Scotland. You answer 8 questions about your situation — your jurisdiction, whether you have children, your assets, whether the divorce is contested — and we produce a step-by-step PDF built around your exact circumstances.

Your guide covers the correct court forms for your situation, the right timeline, applicable court fees, and the specific rules that apply in your jurisdiction. It is written in plain English, not legal jargon.

The guide is delivered to your email within 90 seconds of completing your payment, starting from £37.

What we are not

If your situation involves significant assets, pension disputes, children arrangements that cannot be agreed, or a spouse who is contesting the divorce, you should instruct a qualified family law solicitor. We can help you understand the process before you do — so you arrive at that first appointment already informed, which typically saves time and money.

Who we help

Most of our users fall into one of a few groups:

• People considering DIY divorce — who want to understand whether they can handle the process themselves before committing to the paperwork
• People who have just separated — who need to understand what happens next, in what order, and over what timescale
• People who are about to instruct a solicitor — who want to arrive at that first meeting with a clear understanding of the process so they can use their solicitor's time (and bill) more efficiently
• People who are not sure which jurisdiction applies to them — England & Wales and Scotland have entirely separate divorce law, forms, courts, and procedures

England & Wales and Scotland

One of the most common mistakes people make when researching divorce in the UK is treating England and Scotland as the same system. They are not. Divorce in England and Wales operates under the Divorce, Dissolution and Separation Act 2020, runs through the Family Court, and involves the D8 application form, a conditional order, and a final order.

Divorce in Scotland operates under the Divorce (Scotland) Act 1976, runs through the Sheriff Court, and involves either the Simplified Procedure (forms CP1 or CP2) or the Ordinary Cause procedure. The financial framework under Scots law is also materially different from that in England and Wales.

Clarity Guide covers both jurisdictions. When you answer our 8 questions, we identify which system applies to you and build your guide accordingly.

Our free resources

We also publish a growing library of free educational content covering divorce law in both jurisdictions. You can find our articles at getclarityguide.co.uk/blog, and download our free UK Divorce & Separation Checklist from the homepage — no payment required, just your email address.